Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Day 247: Self Portrait

Generally speaking, I'm a fairly light-hearted optimistic woman. You rarely find me without a smile on my face. I have a quick wit. I love word play. I try to maintain a positive attitude and grow a comfortable, welcoming home.

Yet there is another side of me. A shadow side. The one chained to the dark. The unmentionable secret. The hidden memory. The Other Woman.

She's been popping in and out of my life this past week. I thought it was time to claim her.

Thus, this self portrait.

Had to be stripped naked,No use hiding under pretensesor clothes.

Had to be black and white, didn't it?Good and bad,black and white,right and wrong.--Shades of gray.

Had to be softened,like years had marred the details,no crisp edges allowed.

Had to be semi-dark with very very little contrast,like looking into the back of the closetwhere old memories lurk under layers of dustand lies.

Hi. I'd like to introduce myself.My name is Margaret.I'm an old friend from an unhappier time.